TRIBAL-Class
Destroyer ordered from William Denny at Dumbarton on 19th June 1936 under the
1935 Build Programme and
laid down on 13th January 1937.
The ship was launched on 21st
December 1937 as the
2nd RN ship to carry the name, previously used by a Trawler in 1914, sunk by a
mine in May 1915. Build was completed
on 15th March 1939 at a
Tender cost of £340,400 which excluded items supplied by the
Admiralty such as weapons and communications outfits. She commissioned for
service in the 2nd Tribal Class
Flotilla, Home Fleet. Her Pennant Number .for visual signalling purposes had
been changed
from L67 to F67 in December 1938. This
destroyer was not adopted by a UK
civil community following
a WARSHIP WEEK National Savings campaign during 1941 – 42.